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Another biblical text that expressed the heart of the gospel for Fee and the Berea College community was the statement of the apostle Paul, \\u201cGod has made of one blood all peoples of the earth\\u201d (Acts 17:26) \\u2013 a text that has stood as Berea\\u2019s motto for more than a<\\/s> 125 years. Together, these and other such inclusive scriptural texts constituted what Fee understood as \\u201cthe gospel of impartial love\\u201d which guided and challenged the earliest Berea community and still does today.\",\"dropCap\":false,\"anchor\":\"\"}","name":"core/paragraph","attributes":{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlockAttributes","content":"John G. Fee founded Berea College out of convictions about education and about humanity that were rooted deeply in the Gospel of the New Testament. The heart of the Christian gospel for Fee was summed up in the two great commandments enunciated by Jesus: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and soul and mind…. and you shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37-40). Another biblical text that expressed the heart of the gospel for Fee and the Berea College community was the statement of the apostle Paul, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth” (Acts 17:26) – a text that has stood as Berea’s motto for more than a 125 years. Together, these and other such inclusive scriptural texts constituted what Fee understood as “the gospel of impartial love” which guided and challenged the earliest Berea community and still does today."}},{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlock","attributesJSON":"{\"content\":\"One instance of Berea\\u2019s current Christian self-understanding is the preamble to the Great Commitments that says, \\u201cAdherence to the College\\u2019s scriptural foundation, \\u2018God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,\\u2019 shapes the College\\u2019s culture and programs so that students and staff alike can work toward both personal goals and a vision of a world shaped by Christian values, such as the power of love over hate, human dignity and equality, and peace with justice.\\u201d From Berea College\\u2019s beginning to the present day, it has welcomed \\u201call peoples of the earth\\u201d with a hospitality that is inclusive. 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Fee saw his humble church-school as the beginning of a sister institution \\u201cwhich would be to Kentucky what Oberlin is to Ohio, anti-slavery, anti-caste, anti-rum, anti-sin.\\u201d A few months later, Fee wrote in a letter, \\u201cwe\\u2026eventually look to a college \\u2014 giving an education to all colors, classes, cheap and thorough.\\u201d\",\"dropCap\":false,\"anchor\":\"\"}","name":"core/paragraph","attributes":{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlockAttributes","content":"In 1854, Fee built his home upon the ridge. In 1855, a one-room school, which also served as a church on Sundays, was built on a lot contributed by a neighbor. Berea’s first teachers were recruited from Oberlin College, an anti-slavery stronghold in Ohio. Fee saw his humble church-school as the beginning of a sister institution “which would be to Kentucky what Oberlin is to Ohio, anti-slavery, anti-caste, anti-rum, anti-sin.” A few months later, Fee wrote in a letter, “we…eventually look to a college — giving an education to all colors, classes, cheap and thorough.”"}},{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlock","attributesJSON":"{\"content\":\"Fee worked with other community leaders to develop a constitution for the new school, which he and Principal J. A. R. Rogers insisted should ensure its interracial character. 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But that also was the year Fee and the Berea teachers were driven from Madison County by Southern pro-slavery sympathizers. Fee spent the Civil War years raising funds for the school; in 1865, he and his followers returned. A year later, the articles of incorporation were recorded at the county seat, and in 1869 the college department became a reality.\",\"dropCap\":false,\"anchor\":\"\"}","name":"core/paragraph","attributes":{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlockAttributes","content":"The first articles of incorporation for Berea College were adopted in 1859. But that also was the year Fee and the Berea teachers were driven from Madison County by Southern pro-slavery sympathizers. Fee spent the Civil War years raising funds for the school; in 1865, he and his followers returned. 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In the early 1920s, in addition to its College Department, Berea had a high school that included ungraded classes for students who had not had educational opportunities, an elementary school, a vocational school and a Normal School for teacher training. Although the general mission of serving students with financial need continued, units and divisions were reorganized through the years. In 1968, Berea discontinued its elementary and secondary programs and now focuses entirely on undergraduate college education.\",\"dropCap\":false,\"anchor\":\"\"}","name":"core/paragraph","attributes":{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlockAttributes","content":"Curricular offerings have varied at Berea to meet changing needs. In the early 1920s, in addition to its College Department, Berea had a high school that included ungraded classes for students who had not had educational opportunities, an elementary school, a vocational school and a Normal School for teacher training. Although the general mission of serving students with financial need continued, units and divisions were reorganized through the years. In 1968, Berea discontinued its elementary and secondary programs and now focuses entirely on undergraduate college education."}},{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlock","attributesJSON":"{\"content\":\"Berea\\u2019s distinctive commitments and educational programs have brought the College national recognition. Above all, the excellence of Berea\\u2019s academic program earns acclaim.\",\"dropCap\":false,\"anchor\":\"\"}","name":"core/paragraph","attributes":{"__typename":"CoreParagraphBlockAttributes","content":"Berea’s distinctive commitments and educational programs have brought the College national recognition. 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